Jefferson Clinches 4-2 Victory Over No. 18 Auburn, Sending Gators to SEC Tournament Quarterfinals

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7 p.m.

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Henry Jefferson celebrating a point on court by screaming to hype up his team.

Jefferson Clinches 4-2 Victory Over No. 18 Auburn, Sending Gators to SEC Tournament Quarterfinals

Thursday, April 16, 2026 | Men's Tennis

Box Score Auburn SEC Tournament Results

After starting play in the second round of the SEC Tournament, the Gators are headed to Quarterfinals after a 4-2 win over No. 18 Auburn.

By: Kendall Merriett

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 19 Gators opened the SEC Tournament in the second round against No. 18 Auburn. The Gators took a 4-2 victory against the Tigers, sending them to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.

The Gators started the dual down after Auburn took the doubles point to begin the match. Pablo Perez Ramos and Adhithya Ganesan started the Gators strong with a quick 6-1 win over Alan Bojarski and Nicholas Heng on court two. However, Florida was not able to close out the point with a 6-4 loss from Henry Jefferson and Tanapatt Nirundorn on court one and a 7-5 loss from Kevin Edengren and Lorenzo Claverie on court three.

The fight continued into singles with four courts taking the first set. Edengren was the first to secure a point for the Gators, closing out a quick 6-3, 6-2 win on court six over Manel Lazaro. Claverie gave the Gators the lead with a 6-3, 7-6(7-1) win over No. 76 Billy Blaydes on court two. After starting down a set, Ramos fought his way back to a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Alan Bojarski. The tigers did manage to take one more point with a three-set win over Jeremy Jin on court three. In another come from behind win, Jefferson was able to clinch the match for the Gators with a 4-6, 6-4,7-6(7-2) win over Freddy Blaydes on court five.

Match Results
Doubles

Court 1: No. 16 Billy Blaydes/Freddy Blaydes (Auburn) def. No. 9 Henry Jefferson/Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) (6-4)
Court 2: Pablo Perez Ramos/Adhithya Ganesan (UF) def. Alan Bojarski/Nicholas Heng (Aubrun) (6-1)
Court 3: Jake Kennedy/Hamza Nasridinov (Auburn) def. Lorenzo Claverie/Kevin Edengren (UF) (7-5)

ORDER OF FINISH: 2, 1, 3
Singles

Court 1: No. 95 Adhithya Ganesan (UF) vs. No. 22 Hamza Nasridimnov (Auburn) (6-4, 6-7(9-11), 4-3 – UNFINISHED)
Court 2: Lorenzo Claverie (UF) def. No. 76 Billy Blaydes (Auburn) (6-3, 7-6(7-1))
Court 3: Nicholas Heng (Auburn) def. No. 102 Jeremy Jin (UF) (2-6, 6-4, 6-4)
Court 4: No. 62 Pablo Perez Ramos (UF) def. Alan Bojarski (Auburn) (3-6, 6-3, 6-2)
Court 5: No. 63 Henry Jefferson (UF) vs. Freddy Blaydes (Auburn) (4-6, 6-4, 7-6(7-2))
Court 6: Kevin Edengren (UF) def. Manel Lazaro (Auburn) (6-3, 6-2)

ORDER OF FINISH: 6, 2, 4, 3, 5 (UNFINISHED – 1)

Up Next
The Gators are on to the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals, facing the No. 1 seeded Texas at 7 p.m. EST. The Gators recently faced the Longhorns on the road, falling 4-1. The Longhorns hold four players ranked in singles with Sebastian Gorzny at No. 3, Kalin Ivanovski at No. 34, Sebastian Eriksson at No. 46 and Abel Forger at No. 93. In doubles, Texas has two pairings ranked with the duo of Lucas Marionneau and Sebastian Gorzny at No. 24 and No. 40 Sebastian Eriksson and Oliver Ojakaar.

Match Information

Time: 7 p.m. EST
Location: Mitchell Tennis Center – College Station, Texas
Live Stats
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